Automobile side curtain



C. H. AND L. GILLIG.

AUTOMOBILE SIDE CURTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-27,1919.

Patentd July 18, 1922;

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INVENTORS. Zea GYZZiq- BY Chester/9161211 AND L. GILLIG.

AUTOMOBILE SIDE CURTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-27,1919- Patented July 18, 1922.

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INVENTOR Leo Gil 6. H AND L. GILLIG.

AUTOMOBILE SIDE CURTAIN- APPLICATION FILED 1AN.21. m9.

Patented July 18, 1922.

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llllll CHESTER H. GI'LLIG ANDLEOIGILLIG, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

AU.TOMOB-ILE CURTAIN;

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i and portion of the top it ,known that we, CHES ERHY GILLIe uo'li iinimcitizens of'thellnitedStates, resnthng at San Francisco, in; the county of San l ranc'isco, State of California, have invented a' new lication 'insuch i'ul'l and'clear termsas will enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same;

This invention relates to the side curtains of an automobile and 'an object thereof is as to enable the curtains to slide up into the top and .be concealed'trom view,while at the same time their lower edges will move up evenly and level on both sides of the machine. I

Another object of the invention'is to enable a machine to be converted from an open into a closed machine by simply drawing the curtains down out of the top.

it will 'be understood by those skilled in the art that owing to the downward slope oi the front portion of an automobile top, that the curtain guide ways carried by the top and sides of the top, must be positioned in a particular manner so the curtains will slide up evenly with their lower edges at all times level. In the present invention, the precise position of these guides is ascertained in practice by positioning a cardboard pattern for the curtain with its lower edge leveland with the upper edge of the curtain turned horizontally and bent in accordance with the slope otthe given top to which the curtains are to be applied.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

iin embodiment of the inventionis shown in the drawings in which the same reference numeral is applied to the same portion throughout, but we are aware that there may be modifications thereof.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile having these curtains applied thereto,

Figure 2 is a side elevation oi a top showing the position of the top ribs and guides,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View of a showing the arrangement of the ribs and guides,

Figure l is a transverse sectional view of the top taken on the line 4l-4, Figure 3, and looking in the direction of the arrow,

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I -ifernrer a detachable guide used in the and useful Automobile Side Curtain, or wh ch the follow ng is a specl I Isuitable' windows at tween the front to move in the guides at an a suitable cloth facing the top is covered July is, 1922 Figuret is a si'de elevation of'one 'oif' the curta ns I ine 6 is a "side elevation of amoolified place of the a 2,

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swing guide shown 1n, igul es plan view of the top with a perspectiverview of the Figure 81 is In the drawings: The numeral 1 indicatesthe automobile which is provided with the top 2 having 3 on each side and'corr nected with the wind shield manner as toprovidea guide for the front edgefofthe front-curtain in thespacebepart of the top and the portion at the front of the window 3. There are two sliding curtains 5 and 6 on each side of the machine. These curtains move in a guide 7, double guide bar 8 and single guide 9. l

The guide 8 is pivotally mounted at 10 so that it will swing up out of the side under the edge of the covering of the bows as indicated in Figure 2; and when it is down it is held in that position by a turn button 11 which passes through the hole in said guide bar.

The top is provided with longitudinally extending bars 12, 13 and I l and it has suitable bows 15 and 16 to hold the top covering in the proper shape, a cross bar 17 at the back connecting the side bars 12 and 14, and the latter two bars are connected at the front by a cross bar 18. \Vhilethe edges of the curtain slide in the vertical guides 7, 8, 9, and 7', 8, the machine it is necessary for the curtains angle to the longitudinal axis of the top other than 90 degrees on account of the front slope thereof.

This inclination is shown in the guides 20 to 25 inclusive in Figure 7.

The curtains themselves. are each made up ot a flat, rectangular, flexible frame having the sides 26 to 29 inclusive and covered with 30 secured to a sheet of flexible transparent window 'material 31. \Vhen the guides are in place the interior of with a lining 83 so that when the curtains are up they are completely concealed.

showing. the construction Q ffi tlle 9', at both sides of curtain as it appears when bent and partly raisedainder the'top. l to provide suitable guides for the curtains to slide in. which guides are so positioned j at 4 in sucha V the body 38 by tops comprising a top II" it is desired to remove the double guide from the machine altogether, the form shown in Figure 6 may be used in which the double guide 35 is shown connected to the top guide 36 by means of a turn button 37, and with means ofa turn button 39. In this event the guides at both sides of the machine are simply removed altogether and stowed in a convenient receptacle until desired for use.

WVhatwe claim is as follows,but various modifications may be made in the construction shown in the drawingsv and above par-' ticularly described form, within the purview of our inventioni 1. A disappearing curtain for automobile tops comprising a tophaving bows, a series of guideways supported by the hows the guideways extending rearwardly toward the center of the top, and flexible curtains slidable in the guideways. a

2. A disappearing curtain for automobile having bows, a series of guideways carried thereby the guideways "extending rearwardly toward the center of the top, a central longitudinal member to which the ends of the guideways are conneoted, a movable bar having guideways in rear curtains opposite edges and connecting the center guideway with i the automobile body, and

, portion, two sets of curtains slidable along the guideways atopposite sides of the top, and a bar detachably connected to the automobile body and having guideways in opposite edges thereof to receive the 'front and the upper portions of the guideways extending rearwardly toward the .center of the top whereby the curtains may be raised with their lower edges level in all positions.

In testimon set our hands tl l whereof we have hereunto is 21st day of January, A. D.

LEO GILLIG.

\Vitnesses ALMA C. EBERI-IARD, CARLOS P. GRIFFIN.

CHESTER H; GILLIG. i 

